Fundamentals Of Financial Management, Concise Edition (mindtap Course List)
Fundamentals Of Financial Management, Concise Edition (mindtap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781337902571
Author: Eugene F. Brigham, Joel F. Houston
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 7, Problem 8P
Summary Introduction

To identify: Yield to call (YTC).

Yield to Call:

It refers to the rate of interest earned till the bonds are being called, but it is before maturity of the bond.

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